Mar 13, 2012http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/chicago-fines-recovery-act-142578895.htmlChicago Digs Back Decades to Collect DebtChicago isn't the only Illinois city using a new state law to collect old debts, but it is taking the most aggressive stance.1Share

Chicago isn't the only Illinois city using a new state law to collect old debts, but it is taking the most aggressive stance. Read More

Feb 21, 2012http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/target-5-whats-in-a-name-mistaken-identity-139931853.htmlWhen the Only Crime is a Common Name... NBC Chicago's Target 5 looks at two cases where innocent men are denied unemployment because someone else with the same name has a criminal background.2Share

NBC Chicago's Target 5 looks at two cases where innocent men are denied unemployment because someone else with the same name has a criminal background. Read More

Sep 2, 2011http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/target-5-mortgage-refinance-database--128982343.htmlAnti-Predatory Lending Database: Worth It? Or Boondoggle?House Speaker Mike Madigan championed a 2005 law that's now causing problems for some consumers and drawing the ire of many financial experts.3Share

House Speaker Mike Madigan championed a 2005 law that's now causing problems for some consumers and drawing the ire of many financial experts.

Jul 16, 2009http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/1945_Law_Appears_To_Unfairly_Benefit_CTA.html1945 Law Appears To Unfairly Benefit CTAA little-known law stands in the way of some victims of Chicago Transit Authority accidents.4Share

The automotive industry maintains the cars are safe, but many consumers, experts and fire investigators remain leery. Read More

Mar 16, 2010http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/citimortgage-foreclosure-options--87908097.htmlTake This Home and Shove It! As the number of foreclosures increases, so too does the number of incidents where homeowners, unable to save their homes, take their frustration out on the lender by destroying and looting the home before they leave, according to...7Share

As the number of foreclosures increases, so too does the number of incidents where homeowners, unable to save their homes, take their frustration out on the lender by destroying and looting the home before they leave, according to... Read More

Apr 18, 2012http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/Catalytic_Converters_Hot_On_Black_Market.htmlCatalytic Converters Hot On Black MarketIf you take a look inside a used catalytic converter, nothing looks salvageable, much less valuable. But some of the gray gunk in there can be processed to go into pricey jewelry -- and because of this, the grimy auto parts...8Share

If you take a look inside a used catalytic converter, nothing looks salvageable, much less valuable. But some of the gray gunk in there can be processed to go into pricey jewelry -- and because of this, the grimy auto parts... Read More